The cost of the software is minimal compared to the human cost. The uninitiated think you can just unplug one computer and plug in the replacement.
MIGRATION COSTS MONEY. The biggest portion of which is salaries to pay the people to do the move.
If you think the cost of XP to Vista is heavy, you should see the numbers for moving from Windows to Apple or some flavor of Linux.
Anyone that tells you Linux is "free" is probably charging you $200 /hr for their expertise; hardly free.
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